Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-26
SIR CHARLES UPPER.
An Intersie " with the Canadian Minister
"a of Finance.

An Intersie " with the Canadian Minister
of Finance.
NEW YORK, MAY 25.-The Times prints
the following: "Sir Charles Upper, ca
madam minister of Finance in Canada,
at preSent visiting this city, yesterday ex-
pressed his views on matters which inter
,essf the public. His first remarks con-
cerned the visit Of Mr. O'Brien TO Cana
da, and while he did not go into the SUBJ
iect very extensively, he made his re-
marks sufficiently pointed. One of the
advantages which we think the British
system has over the American system is,
that both in England and Canada
all parties treat the executive head
of the nation as beyond criticism.
We attack the responsible ministers OF the
day in England and in Canada, but" and
Sir Charles smiled gravely, "We don't at
tack the executive head Of the country.
Fiercelv as the controversy may wage be
tween two parties they all unite IN sus-
tanning the executive head OF the country.
1t naturally follows that we disapprove
very strongly all parties and all classes
OF departure from that course by anybody
coming into the country to attack the
| Queens representative, and that in refer
ence to questions that have no relation
| to Canada and Canadian affairs. At the
same time everybody deplores the TACT
that j, Mr.. O'Brian had the bad taste and
bad Judgment TO come to Canada on sucn
mission, he should have been have made
the subject of violation of the laws.
Such g thing is most unusual thing for
| Canada, as it is q place where the freest
| speech on all questions is tolerated"
Concerning the question of commercial
reciprocity between the United States
and Canada, he said that there should be
| the freest commercial intercourse be-
tween the two countries. Canada IS ready
and has always been ready to promote
! that commercial intercourse to the fullest
possible extent, but OF course we ere
quite aware that unless we can adopt
United States tariffs between the United
States aud England it would be lmpracti-
cable. mean that it would be impossl-
BILE for the United States to consent TO 8
customs union or free trade between Can
ada and the United States, as that would
really mean free trade between the United
States and England. A complete customs
union is simply impractlcable. 1t would
be quite impossible for Canada to
adopt a tariff so hostile TO the
mOtler country. L DtlleN6 luat auAlOuS
as is Her Majesty's government to
avert the slightest cause of difference
with the government of the United States,
the time is far distant when the govern
ment of England will shrink in the
slightest degree from giving fair and
candid consideration to whatever the
claims Of Canada may be. l should
deeply deplore, and every intelligent Cans
dian would deeply deplOre, any Interrupt
ton to the commercial relations existing
between Canada and this country, but
cannot forget that if policy
of intercourse were adopted
it would lead to development
of those channels of communication which
we have ourselves, and that the commerce
Of Canada (whica is to-day building NJ
New York. am speaking of through traf
fic-and is building up Boston and Port
land would be carried through exclusive
ly Canadian channels 20 Canadian ports
and would build up Montreal, Quebec, st
Andrews, ST. Johns and Halifax with in
Creditable rapidity. l never expect to SEE
the hour come when the non-interCoUrst
policy is adopted.